Bundle-carrier guard



Sept. 14 1926.

j E.'J. WILLING BUNDLE CARRIER GUARD Filed June '7, 1924 l applicationfiled June 7,

I This invention relatestoimprovements in bindln machlnes and has for anob ect the 2: J: V provision or a guard for preventing bundles of grainfrom accidentally falling from the.

Is bundle carrier of the machine between dumping points, so that theoperation of binding grain will be facilitated and the time and labornecessary materially reduced.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a guard for theabove purpose which may be readily attached to a binding machine so asto properly center the bundled grain irrespective. of whether themachine is adjusted for long or short grain.

Another object ofthe invention is the provision of a guard which iscapable of being swung to an inactive position to permit ofstripperfrar'ne. Y I v lVith the above and other ob ects 111 Vl8W,:

passing through narrow spaces and which when 'S'GGUI'GCllIl position foruse, willprovide a brace bar for the bind ng. machine the inventionfurther includes the following novel features and details ofconstructlon, to

' be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings a Figure 1 is a fragmentary view partly in sectionshowing the invention in posit on for use.

spective view illustrating the connection .between the inner end of the.guard and the ejector shaft housing. 9 0

Figure 3 is a fragmentary top plan view illustrating the. manner ofconnecting the guard to the stripper frame.

Figure 4 is a section onthe line-4 4 of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein like characters of referencedenote corresponding parts, theinvention is shown as applied to a:portion of a binding machine for which it is adapted. fiFor this purposethe bundle carrier is shown at 10, a portion of the deck ofthebinding'machine at 11, the ejector shaft at 12 and the ejector shafthousing at 13, while/the stripper frame is shown at 14.

The invention which provides a guard that 7 extends over the bundlecarrier comprises an arm 15 having one end pivotally secured to theejector shaft housing 18 and its opposite end" arranged in juxtapositionto the r outer edge of thebund lecarrier 10, so that frame together.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary perclaims.

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the arm 15 will ektend' transversely across the bundle carrier andprevent the bundles from accidentally falling -ofit the carrier.Inaddition, the position of the guard. will act to center-the bundles.as it will remain inposition irrespective of whether the machine isadjustable for short or long grain.

v.Asstated, the arm- 15 'or guardis pivot- I ally mounted upon the.ejector shaft housing 13 and for this purpose its inner end eX- tendsthrough and is secured Within the usual eye or lu 16 which is carried bythe housing is if 1-3 and within which the stripper frame brace e may beprovided for holding the inner end a,

bar is usually secured. Any suitable means of the guard or arm 15 inplace,'-the means illustrated consisting of a cotter pin 17.

Spaced from the" inner end of the guard there is provided an open loop18 which is adapted to receive the outer end of the stripper frame 14,while a U-shaped clamp 19 extends around'thisloop and beneath the 7,frame 14 and acts to hold the guard and V 'Bythis means the guard 15 1sproperly'supported above the bundle carrier and at the same time, theguard acts to brace the stripper frame 14 so that the V usual brace rodmay be dispensed with. The r clamp 19 is'provided at its ends with eyesor books forthe reception of a pin 20 and the latter maybe removablysecured in place i by means of a cotter pin 21', so that; the guard andframe 14 may be disconnected;

and the former swung inward to the dotted line position shown in Figure1 of the drawings soas to be out of the way and permit of the passage ofthe machine through. narrow places.

The lIlVBlliZlQIl details of 'constructionand the right is hereissusceptible "of various changes in lts form, proportions and minor inreserved to make such changes as prop erly fall within the scope oftheappended Havin claimed 1s z. r

1. Incombination with the bundlev carrier described the invention whatis of a binding machine, a gu'ardcomprising; a

curved member adapted to 'extend trans- 'versely across the bundlecarrier above the latter with. one end located'adj'accnt'the outer endof the carrier, means for pivotall'y securing the other end of the guardto the ejector shaft housing of the binding machine and means forremovably securing the guard to the bindingmachine stripper fram providea stripper fiam'e hmue. v

comhmatlon to hoh the guard act-hie pqsitiqu to 2.111 a bundle carrier,the w a binding masz nesirippgr m f a guard ha-ViIig'itSinur (5 nd secule'd t0 the ejectbr shaft housing of the binding 111: chine and itsouter curved end n'oimally located adjacent the outs; gdgg 9f the;carrier,

5.11 qpgu 100p qrtiou ptmzidgdJyithi11-the uard o r ce u t q s t ppe'rflam and 10 means 50 secure said guard t0 said frame to brace; thqi' mgand hp l cl the guard in positi'On.

In tegthupny whereof I affix my signature.

EDWARD J. WILLING.

